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| 2 | 2 | | *JMB197* 01/23/2025 11:54:04 AM JMB197 |
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| 3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 95 3 |
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| 7 | 7 | | By: Senator C. Penzo 5 |
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| 8 | 8 | | By: Representatives Achor, Gramlich 6 |
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| 10 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT; 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF "ATHLETE" WITHIN THE 10 |
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| 13 | 13 | | ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT; AND FOR OTHER 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 18 | 18 | | TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS 16 |
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| 19 | 19 | | ACT; AND TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | "ATHLETE" WITHIN THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC 18 |
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| 21 | 21 | | TRAINERS ACT. 19 |
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| 23 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21 |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 17 -93-402(1), concerning the definition of 23 |
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| 26 | 26 | | "athlete" within the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Act, is amended to read as 24 |
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| 27 | 27 | | follows: 25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) “Athlete” means an individual who is participating in 26 |
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| 29 | 29 | | organized athletic or team activities at the interscholastic, intramural, 27 |
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| 30 | 30 | | intercollegiate, or professional level, or sanctioned recreational sports 28 |
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| 31 | 31 | | activities activities related to recreation, sport, exercise, or tactical 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | duty; 30 |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 17 -93-402(1), concerning the definition of 32 |
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| 35 | 35 | | "direct supervision" within the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Act, is amended to 33 |
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| 36 | 36 | | read as follows: 34 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (6) “Direct supervision” means supervision of the athletic 35 |
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| 38 | 38 | | trainer in a clinical setting by the supervising physical therapist or 36 SB95 |
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| 41 | 41 | | physician who is readily available for consultation for the care of the 1 |
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| 42 | 42 | | athlete and is on the premises ; 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 17 -93-402, concerning the definitions 4 |
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| 45 | 45 | | within the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Act, is amended to add an additional 5 |
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| 46 | 46 | | subdivision to read as follows: 6 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (10) "Tactical duty" means activities associated with law 7 |
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| 48 | 48 | | enforcement, military, or rescue services. 8 |
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